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Dr Cristel de Rouvray

Chief Executive Officer since Feb. 1st, 2019 and Board member

Cristel has dual French and US American nationality. She holds a BA in Economics and a Masters in International Policy Studies from Stanford University where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa, and received her PhD in Economics from the London School of Economics (LSE) where she earned the prize for the best thesis in her field.

Cristel de Rouvray has been CEO of ESI Group since February 1st, 2019, and Board member since the 8th of July 1999. After joining the Board, Cristel became Chairwoman of the Compensation, Nomination & Governance Committee in 2007, gaining an in-depth understanding of ESI’s people and culture. From 2015, Cristel became Board Leader to provide alignment between the Board and the executive team of the Group.

Her experience has bridged the worlds of governance, strategy and operations, and she has been a key driver in building and supporting ESI’s talent development and management decisions. She contributed to position ESI in its growing simulation market and to connect its leaders to a wider and innovative ecosystem. Her decisive contributions notably include the recruitment of independent Board members, interaction between the Board and ESI’s executive team, and the driving of a multi-year succession plan.

Cristel spent 14 years in executive positions at College Track, an American non-profit organization founded by Laurene Powell Jobs. This organization is recognized for its excellence in helping over 3000 youth to date in low income neighborhoods graduate from college. She has partnered closely with the College Track CEO and Board of Directors on the organization’s strategy and execution, acting as a catalyst enabling it to grow tenfold over the past decade.